Q: Is 1,356,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,356,000 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 1,356,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 113 120 125 150 160 200 226 240 250 300 339 375 400 452 480 500 565 600 678 750 800 904 1,000 1,130 1,200 1,356 1,500 1,695 1,808 2,000 2,260 2,400 2,712 2,825 3,000 3,390 3,616 4,000 4,520 5,424 5,650 6,000 6,780 8,475 9,040 10,848 11,300 12,000 13,560 14,125 16,950 18,080 22,600 27,120 28,250 33,900 42,375 45,200 54,240 56,500 67,800 84,750 90,400 113,000 135,600 169,500 226,000 271,200 339,000 452,000 678,000 and 1,356,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,356,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,356,000, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).